[Sec. 2-7 of the Revised General Ordinances]
There shall be created a Wharton Free Public
Library, under Borough ownership, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:54-1.
There shall be a Board of Trustees of the Wharton
Free Public Library, consisting of seven members, one of whom shall
be the Mayor, ex officio; one the Superintendent of Schools, ex officio;
and five citizens of the Borough to be appointed by the Mayor. The
Board of Trustees shall be a body corporate under the name of "The
Trustees of the Wharton Free Public Library."
A.
Powers of the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees
of the Wharton Free Public Library shall have corporate power of succession,
may sue and be sued and adopt a corporate seal.
B.
Officers of the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees
of the Wharton Free Public Library shall elect from its members a
President, a Secretary and a Treasurer, who shall hold office for
one year and until their successors are elected.
C.
Duties of the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees
of the Wharton Free Public Library shall hold in trust and manage
all property of the library; it shall have the power to rent rooms
or, when proper, to construct buildings for the use of the library;
it shall have the power to purchase books, pamphlets, documents, papers
and other reading matter, and to hire librarians and other necessary
personnel; any amounts expended shall not exceed any ordinances for
the governing of the library and generally do all things necessary
and proper for its maintenance.
